Shoe display device



Dec. 24, 1957 G. Gf PAYNE 2,817,443

sHoE DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Feb. 19, 1954 ff tE/19T Y 5' United States Patent() suon DISPLAY DEVICE Gloria G. Payne, Snyder, Tex. Application February 19, 1954, serial No. 411,291

s claims. (ci. 211-34) above which can be removably attached to partition walls between shelves so as to provide additional and more prominent display of shoes, without obstructing or otherwise interfering with access to or display on the shelves of other shoes, and without marring the wall or the associated shelves.

Another important object of the invention is to provide shoe display devices of the character indicated above which are simple and uncomplicated in construction, which are composed of a minimum of parts, and which can be made in serviceable and attractive forms at relatively low cost.

Other important objects and advantageous features of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings,`wherein for purposes of illustration rather than limitation, a specific form of the invention is set forth in detail.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a horizontal section showing a device in accordance with the present invention in top plan and mounted on a shelf partition wall;

Figure 2 is a vertical section showing the device in side elevation with a shoe supported thereon; and

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the device.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 generally designates a bank of vertically spaced shelves 6, 6 upon which shoes, -such as the shoe 7, are adapted to be stored or displayed, the shelves 6 being separated by a vertical partition wall 13, provided on its forward edge with a trim member 14, which can be wider than the partition wall 13 and extend beyond the opposite sides 15, 15 thereof.

The illustrated display device, generally designated 16, is preferably made of round rod molded, bent, or otherwise formed to shape, and preferably of Plexiglas or other translucent plastic material.

The device 16 comprises a relatively wide horizontal U-shaped shoe sole supporting portion 17 having an arcuate bight portion 18 and parallel, rearwardly extending legs 19, 19 which are spaced from each other at a distance less than the width of a shoe sole 23. The legs 19, 19 terminate at their rear ends in bends 20, 20 which are preceded by slightly upwardly curved portions 21, 21.

The bends 20, 20 are directed rearwardly and downwardly and terminate` in short vertical portions 22, 22 whose lower ends are on a level below the Ishoe sole supporting portion 17, as shown in Figure 2. The shoe supporting portion 17 is preferably of about the same length as the sole 23 of the shoe intended to be displayed on the device 16.

l The short vertical portions 22, 22 are proportioned and arranged to serve as abutments for 'the forward edgeA 24 of the shoe heel 25.

The short vertical portions 22, 22 terminate at theirV lower ends in laterally inwardly and rearwardly curved? bends 26, 26 which merge at their rearward ends intoI the forward ends of relatively short outer legs 27, 27g which are connected to and laterally outwardly spacedV from parallel longer intermediate legs 28, 28 by bight portions 29, 29 at the rear ends of the legs 27, 27 and 28, 28,. The longer intermediate legs 28, 28 terminate, at their forward ends, which are located somewhat forwardly of the short vertical portions 22, 22 in laterally; inwardly and rearwardly extending bends 29', 29. Thebends 29', 29 terminate in inner legs 30, 30 which are` spaced parallel from and are located laterally inwardly from the intermediatelegs 28, 28. The outer, inter mediate, and inner legs are located in the same horizontal plane, below the shoe sole supporting portion 17, and form the shoe heel support of the device. The eye loops 31, 31 provide stops for the rear end of the shoe heel 25 The inner legs 30, 30 extend rearwardly beyond the other legs and have upseteye loops 311, 31 therein, for receiving therethrough a clamping bolt 32, having a head 33 on one end, and a nut 34 on the other end, bearing against the outer sides of the loops 31, 31.

At points spaced rearwardly from the loops 31, 31 the inner legs 30, 30 merge into right angular, upwardly directed vertical arms 35 and 36 which are laterally inwardly inclined, with the arm 35 extending across, but otherwise being unconnected with the arm 36.

The crossed vertical arms 35 and 36 terminate at their upper ends in right angular bends 37, 237, which merge into rearwardly extending horizontal lingers 38, 38.

Fixed on the laterally inward sides of the ngers 38, 38 at their free rearward ends are laterally inwardly directed tapered helical gripping springs 39, 39 having their smaller ends 40, 40 secured to the fingers 38, 38 and their longer ends 41, 41 in facing relation to each other.

As shown in the drawings, with the bolt 32 loosened, the lingers 38, 38 together with the springs 39, 39 are arranged to be spread and positioned at the opposite sides l5, 1S of the partition wall 13, preferably immediately above a shelf 6, and the bolt 32 tightened so as to compress the springs 39, 39 against the opposite sides 15, 15 of the partition wall 13, behind the trim element 14, where such exists, or back of the forward edge 13 of the partition wall 13 where a trim element is absent, as in Figure 3, with the crossed legs 35, 36 bearing against the front of the trim element 14 or the front edge 13' of the partition wall 13, as the case may be. Any tendency of the device to slip downwardly is counteracted by the `engagement of the springs 39, 39 with the top of the associated shelf 6, as shown in Figure 2.

What is claimed is:

1. In a shoe display device, a horizontal shoe supporting portion, a pair of laterally spaced arms on one end of sai-d portion, said arms being llexible for displacement toward and away from each other crosswise of the said portion, said arms having ends remote from said portion, fingers lixed on said remote ends of the arms, said fingers being horizontal and projecting from the sides of said arms remote from said shoe supporting portion, said fingers having laterally spaced inward sides, a bolt extending between and connected to said arms for adjusting the spacing of said arms from each other, and resilient and compressible gripping means on said lingers and projecting from said inner sides.

2. In a shoe display device, a horizontal shoe supporting portion, a pair of laterally spaced arms on one end Patented Der. 24,1951

ofnid portion, said arms being exible for displacement toward and away from eachother crosswise of the said portion, said arms having ends remote from said portion, ngersrxedonfsad :remoteraids*.0fv the'aarms, :sadfpgers being horizontalfgsand prpjeoting yfrornwthefsidesof,said arms remote from said shoe supporting 14portion, 'said ingers-havingxlaterally spacedj inwardfsides, a boltextendidgbrat-Weenv and connectedftotsaid arms. rforradiustingrth@ spacingA of said l arms vfrom; ,eachi other, ;and fresil-ient. l, and compressible sriippingmeansfdnisaid ngersandproicting fromfsaid inmensidad; .Said grlipniagfmeaus .rcompressing helical springs.

5 3. In a;shoeI displace*deyicye,. anormally horizontalishoe Supporting portidrl comprising,a-painof'laterally spaced legslhaying ,outerends ,aDdnnerg: endsla bightj portion lextendingbetween and. .connected td .the puter.. ends. of Said legs; aypair `of laterallywspaed.resilientarms having inner ends ilixedjtqfthe innen, ends.,of.saidlegs said armsI having Quternends, :laterally: :spaced lingersv on `the; uter en ds vof ther arms, .said .ngerslextending in a 4direction laway from said shoe supporting portion and having laterally inw-ard sides and a bolt extending between and'connected to said arms for adjusting the spacing of the lingers from each other, and helical springs having outer ends secured to said lingers and free inner ends projecting laterally inwardly beyond the laterally inward sides of the fingers for gripping opposite sides of a snpport, the compression of said springs being adjustable by-meansrof said bolt.

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